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| 99% | 6 | POIROT | Exact Match! | |
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| 28% | 8 | Eg best case or worst case or wrought-iron case? | ||
noun • an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) • a setting for a work of art or literature • a postulated sequence of possible events | ||||
| 28% | 10 | Piece performed after the final curtain | ||
noun • a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play | ||||
Literary Detective Whose Final Case Is In 1975S Curtain
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